*UPDATE: winner is Linda F, please email me Jamie@sunflower-quilts.com with your contact info (full name, address, email) so c&T knowswhere to send your book!Thanks to everyone for participating!Howdy ya’ll!Today is my stop in the Making Connections Blog Hop. The lovely Dorie Hruska’s new book Making Connections is a fun workbook that makes grid quilting easy! With lots of helpful tips and diagrams, Dorie takes you step by step with fun quilting designs. Whether you’re a longarmer or domestic machine quilter, this book is for you! It’s laid out as a workbook which is super helpful and really got my mind thinking in a different direction.

When Dorie was looking for bloggers for the blog hop, I jumped at the chance. I ordered the book and as soon as it came was inspired in new ways to quilt. I love free motion quilting, especially when there are very few starts and stops involved. Dorie does a great job guiding you through the process of each design and makes it easy to follow. I had a quilt top which I completed at a sewing retreat 3 years ago (embarrassing…I’m sure none of ya’ll have any of those) and still needed to be quilted.

I’m glad that I hadn’t quilted it yet, because it was the perfect quilt to practice new designs on from the Making Connections book. The quilt itself is rather busy so I decided to try one of the more simple designs in the book (connecting curves with petals) and I absolutely love how it turned out. What do ya’ll think?

Thank you Dorie and C&T Publishing for allowing me to be part of this blog hop!GIVEAWAY:C&T Publishing is giving ya’ll a chance to win a copy of this book. If you want a chance to win a copy of this fun/inspiring book leave a comment below telling me if you quilt on a longarm or domestic machine.If you can’t wait to get your hands on this book, Dorie has signed copies on her website www.forever-quilting.com

Be sure to check out all of the posts in this fun blog hop. Schedule and links below!

Wonderful that you had a quilt top to play with. It turned out so well.
I quilt on a domestic, the Janome 8900.

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Beth T.

9/11/2017 10:04:38 am

I quilt on my domestic Pfaff. And yes, I have a bunch of quilt tops waiting to be quilted. Is that embarrassing or is it an indicator of how productive I've been? It's all in how you spin it.

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Kathy R.

9/11/2017 10:41:09 am

I quilt on a domestic machine. I keep it very simple, but would like to learn new ways to quilt that would make it easy and pretty. Your quilt turned out great, the quilting fits the quilt.

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Vicki H

9/11/2017 11:34:45 am

I quilt on my domestic machine. I have quilt similar to yours that needs quilting, I like the design you choose.

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Sandy K

9/11/2017 11:36:12 am

I use my domestic sewing machine. I haven't done any large quilts yet.

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MarthaB

9/11/2017 11:40:13 am

I quilt on a sit down longarm

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Carol W

9/11/2017 12:17:07 pm

I quilt on domestic machines.

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Nancy

9/11/2017 04:05:13 pm

I DIY on my domestic machine...lots of great ideas coming out of Dories book!

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Suzan

9/11/2017 05:54:10 pm

Please enter my name to win the book. I quilt on my domestic machine.

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Kathy E.

9/11/2017 09:25:14 pm

I do my own quilting on my domestic machine. I don't even know where I'd go if I wanted to hire a long-armer! I'm guessing I'd have to pack it up in a box and mail it far away. So far, I've been able to get 'er done myself!

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Melody Lutz

9/11/2017 09:35:34 pm

I'm DOMESTIC!

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Ali

9/11/2017 11:10:15 pm

Love the quilt - I think the design you picked was great! I quilt on a domestic machine!

I use a domestic machine to fmq small quilts and rent time on a longarm at my local quilt shop for larger ones. When I fly south for the winter, my quilting group in my village has a longarm, Gammill, that I can use.

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Rosie Westerhold

9/12/2017 11:17:10 pm

I quilt on a longarm, and LOVE the idea of minimal starts and stops!

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Susan Snooks

9/13/2017 01:22:51 am

I love the way you quilted your top! That DS backing is just perfect!

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Cathy Bremer

9/13/2017 09:45:07 am

Longarm

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Jane

9/14/2017 10:49:39 am

I use my domestic sewing machine and have actually done a 102 x102" quilt successfully.
This book sounds amazing and one is love to use.

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Jayne P

9/14/2017 12:51:20 pm

I use a domestic machine but would love to get my hands on a longarm if only I had to room

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Diane

9/14/2017 05:56:42 pm

I use a domestic machine. I like the design you picked for your quilt!

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Tina

9/14/2017 07:16:54 pm

I quilt on my domestic machine. Thanks!

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Sharon

9/15/2017 12:54:25 pm

Domestic but I could use help.

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Cynthia Allen

9/15/2017 01:16:16 pm

I quilt on a longarm machine, but I'm always looking for new techniques and design ideas.